The Storyteller
The Storyteller by Mario Vargas Llosa, published by Penguin Books in 1990, is a reprint edition comprising 245 pages. This work centers on a Peruvian writer who becomes captivated by a photograph of a tribal storyteller in the Amazon. As he reflects on the image, he realizes that the storyteller resembles his former schoolmate, Saúl Zuratas, prompting a journey through memories that explore themes of identity and transformation.
Readers will find a narrative that delves into the complexities of storytelling and the essence of truth. The writer imagines Zuratas’ evolution from a modern individual to a vital figure within the Machiguenga tribe, serving as both a voice and chronicler of their culture. This exploration of the intersection between modernity and primal existence invites contemplation on the nature of belonging and the stories that shape our understanding of the world.
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“At a small gallery in Florence, a Peruvian writer stares with fascination at the photograph of a tribal storyteller deep in the jungles of the Amazon. He is overcome with the eerie sense that he knows this man … that the storyteller is not an Indian at all, but his old school friend, Saúl Zuratas. As recollections of Zuratas – a Jew, a perpetual outsider – flow through his mind, the writer begins to imagine Zuratas’ transformation from a modern man to a central member, the voice and the chronicler, of the primitive unacculturated Machiguenga tribe. Weaving the mysteries of identity, storytelling, and truth, Vargas Llosa has created a spellbinding tale of one man’s journey from the modern world to the world of our origins, abandoning one in order to find the meaning in both.”–Back cover.
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